Belly Buttons
I’ve been thinking about my belly button a lot lately. Maybe it’s because my belly button is a reminder that I was attached to my mom. I grew inside her for 9 months. It’s because of her that I have a birthday to celebrate today. She gave me life and now I’m watching her fight a losing battle with cancer that will ultimately take hers. My mom is in hospice house as I type this. The cancer is now in her spinal fluid and brain. There’s nothing more doctors can do for her. I rec